TOURIST PLACES IN HYDERABAD

Must See Places...
INSIDE Hyderabad:
1. Imax
2. Birla Temple
3. Golconda Fort
4. Nizam Museum
5. Salar Jung Museum - Largest Private collection in the world. (43000 Art Objects, 50000 Books in 38 rooms on 3 Floors)
6. Chowmohalla Palace
7. Charminar - Drive through
8. Mecca Masjid (10000 devotees can pray at a time) - Drive through
9. Assembly - Drive through
10. Metro Rail Bhavan - Drive through
11. Ravindra Bharathi - Drive through
12. Ramoji Film City - World's largest Film Studio, 1666 acres. (Guiness Record)
13. NTR Ghat and Gardens
14. Lumbini Park - Laser Show.
15. Hussain Sagar Lake - 350 ton monolithic statue of Lord Buddha.
16. Public Gardens
17. Birla Archaeological Museum
18. Qutub Shahi Tombs
19. Osmania University
20. Nehru Zoological Park
21. Snow World
22. Ocean Park
23. The Hi-Tec City

AROUND Hyderabad:
1. Yadhagiri Gutta
2. Surendrapuri
3. Chilkoor Balaji Mandir
4. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Salar Jung Museum

Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951 under the supervision of Salar Jung Estate Committee. Later, an act of parliament known as "Salar Jung Museum Act-1961" was passed on 19th May, 1961, thereby the museum along with its extensive library was declared as an institution of national importance and the administration was transferred to the Salar Jung Museum Board, an autonomous body, formed under the preview of the Act.

The Salar Jung Museum is a repository of rare objects from nearly all over the world, right from Europe to the Far Eastern nations in Asia.

At present, the Museum has in its collection the art and antiques of European, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern origin, apart from the chronicles of the rich Indian heritage - dating from the Mauryan to the Mughal dynasty and the rule of the Nizams. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III, the last patron of the family is responsible for the maximum collection, conservation and preservation.

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